NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request to amend the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations.
The proposed text amendment would amend Sections 3.09.020, 3.09.030, 3.10.020, 3.10.030, 3.11.020, 3.11.030, 3.12.020, 3.12.030, 3.13.020, 3.13.030, 3.14.020, and 3.14.030 to change clustering from a conditional use to a permitted use in the R-2.5, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 zones; remove Section 4.05 Cluster Housing Development in Residential Districts; add R-2.5, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 to Section 5.09 Residential Clustering, increase density allowance; add performance standards related to wildfire risk mitigation, and bonus density standards in R-2.5, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 zones; add bulk and dimensional requirements, to Section 5.09 Residential Clustering; and add definitions to Chapter 8 for Workforce Housing, Sub Lot and Townhouse in of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations.
The Flathead County Zoning Regulations apply in all County zoning districts created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A., and are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302; the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell; and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/documents-online. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, and online at: https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/draft-documents.
The public hearing will be held on the 21st day of May, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed amendments to the Flathead County Zoning Regulations.
Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office at least three business days in advance.
DATED this 28th day of April, 2026.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Flathead County,
By: _/s/Brad W. Abell____________
Brad W. Abell, Chair
Publish on May 7 and 14, 2026.